Travel through time into Greece’s historic past. Visit Athens famous Acropolis, Delphi’s marble monuments set in magnificent scenery, Meteora’s stunning monasteries precariously balanced on towering rock columns, multicultural Thessaloniki and the great Alexander’s Macedonia.
Includes
- Transfers per itinerary
- Hotels per itinerary or similar
- Meals per itinerary; (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
- Sightseeing per itinerary
- Airport taxes
- Travel funds escrow protection program
- Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Professional tour director throughout the tour
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Optional tours
- Customary tips and gratuities
- Transfers not mentioned in the itinerary
Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Athens.
Athens-Arrival
Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy a free day to explore this historic city.
First Class:
Herodion or similar hotels
Athens
Enjoy a morning city tour of Athens included in your program. You will visit the famed Acropolis followed by a drive through the most important highlights of this city. This afternoon, enjoy a complimentary half-day Sounion tour. (B)
First Class:
Herodion or similar hotels
Athens-Delphi-Meteora
Depart this morning for Delphi via the picturesque village of Arachova and visit the archaeological site. Continue to Kalambaka - a small town situated at the foot of Meteora. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. (B,D)
First Class:
Amalia Hotel Kalambaka or similar hotels
Meteora-Thessaloniki
This morning you will visit the Meteora Monasteries which are perched on top of huge rock formations. Continue through the striking plain of Thessaly and the valley of Tempi. Admire Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and home of the 12 Gods in Greek mythology. You will arrive in Thessaloniki late afternoon. (B,D)
First Class:
Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels
Explore Thessaloniki
Enjoy a morning tour of the second largest city of Greece and visit its unique monuments. This multicultural city offers the visitor an array of Christian churches, Byzantine monuments as well as Jewish and Ottoman cultural sites. You will have the afternoon at leisure. (B,D)
First Class:
Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels
Edessa-Naoussa–Vergina-Veria
Today take a journey into Alexander’s Macedonia. At your first stop in Edessa you will visit the waterfalls. Proceed to Naoussa and visit the site where Aristotle's School taught ‘The Doctrines of Morals and Politics' to Alexander the Great and Macedonian youth. Continue to Vergina and experience its unique museum, created in the Great Tumulus covering the royal tombs of Macedonia. Your final stop will be biblical with a visit to Saint Paul's Bema and a stroll through the old Jewish neighborhood and the colorful markets. Return to Thessaloniki for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
First Class:
Mediterranean Palace or similar hotels
Thessaloniki-Pella-Thermopylae-Athens
Visit Pella this morning - the capital of Alexander the Great. See the exquisite floor mosaics of the 4th century B.C. villas and the new museum. Proceed to the Archaeological Park of Dion (sacred city of the Macedonians) for a visit. You will stop at Thermopylae to see Leonidas' Monument before arriving in Athens late in the afternoon. (B)
First Class:
Herodion or similar hotels
Athens-Return
After breakfast make your own way to the airport for your next destination. (B)
Departure Date
Land Only
USA-Athens